Explanatory note

These Regulations relate to circumstances where a person is sent by a magistrates' court to the Crown Court for trial pursuant to section 51 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

Regulation 2 provides that copies of the documents containing the evidence on which the charge or charges are based shall be served on the person sent for trial and given to the Crown Court within 42 days from the date of the first hearing in the Crown Court.

Regulation 3 provides that the prosecutor may apply for an extension or further extension of the period prescribed by regulation 2 by making an oral or written application to the Crown Court at the place specified in the notice under section 51(7) of the 1998 Act.

Regulation 4 provides for the procedure to be followed on an oral application for the extension or further extension of the prescribed period, where the application is made after the first Crown Court appearance of the person who was sent for trial.

Regulations 5 and 6 provide for the procedure to be followed on a written application for the extension or further extension of the prescribed period.

These Regulations revoke the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Service of Prosecution Evidence) Regulations 1998.